# Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

> On Camp Firewood’s chaotic final day, romantic entanglements and absurd emergencies collide in a gleefully unhinged parody of summer-camp nostalgia.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1507

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: David Wain
- Cast: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Zak Orth, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243655/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, absurdist, nostalgic, lazy summer afternoon, group comedy night

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